Area: Garden Castle

The hut sleeps up to 30 people and forms part of the Giants Cup trail.
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The Block is in the Garden Castle area.
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The Bollard Peak is located within the Garden Castle area. Bollard Pass is on the right.
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Tsepeng Pass is located in the Garden Castle area of the Drakensberg.
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Varnish Shelter (Bushmans River Rock #2) is located in the Garden Castle region. Interpretation by Tim Forssman & Lee gutteridge (2012: 124) “Both the San /Xam in Western Cape and the Kalahari Bushmen (!Kung, Nharo and Khwe) believed the eland was the most powerful animal of all and is thus closely linked with n/o ...
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Verkyker Buttress is in the Garden Castle area.
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Verkyker Cave is in the Garden Castle area, very near to Fun Cave on the other side of the stream. The cave floor is uneven and exposed to bad weather.
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Verkyker Pass lacks a trail however it is not difficult to do. It does have a small boulder section to navigate through.
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Verkyker Pass Peak is in the Garden Castle area.
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Verkyker Peak (Thaba Majoe Matso) is in the Garden Castle area.
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Walker's Pass is a worthwhile route located in Southern Drakensberg in the Garden Castle area.
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From left to right: Thaba Ngwangwe Peak, Walkers Peak and Mashai Peak
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Wave Cave is in the Garden Castle area, it gets its name from the wave shape of the overhang. The cave is near Curtain Cave. The cave has some level floor areas and does not offer good shelter from the elements.
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Whyte's Cave is in the Garden Castle area, accessible from either Garden Castle or Bushman's Nek. The cave has a level floor and provides faily good protection from bad weather.
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Wilsons Cave is in the Garden Castle area. The cave has a large overhang and provides good shelter from the elements.
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There is no trail trail for this pass, its best to stay in the gully on the way up.
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Wilson's Peak is in the Garden Castle area.
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Winterhoek Hut is in the Garden Castle region and is surrounded by old oak trees. Their is accommodation for 30 and the hut forms part of the giants cup trail.
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The Drakensberg Grand Traverse (DGT) has no set route and is largely off trail. Most people will cover in the vicinity of 210 kilometers and climb more than 9,000 meters. The DGT is seen as a backpacking destination for the very fit and experienced. The basic rules are that have to pass through eight checkpoints: C ...
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The Giants Cup trail is the only established trail in the Drakensberg. The hike is over 5 days (and 5 nights accommodation in the Drakensberg) and is 58.9km's in total. The first day is 12.8 km's and you stay in Pholela Hut. Day two is 8.8 km's and you stay in Mzimkhulwana Hut. Day 3 is 12 km's and you stay in Winterho ...
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Rhino Peak (Thaba Ngcobo) is located in the Garden Castle area. The start is at the Garden Castle office and the route is generally up Mashai Pass. Fastest Known Times (KFT) Men 1. Kane Reilly 2:15.002. Johardt van Heerden - 2:16.003. Mlungisi Mazibuko 2:27.004. Rory Scheffer 2:29.005. Robert Rorich 2:30.006. Lucky ...
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